What color is #BDC6D0?

#BDC6D0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC6D0?

The RGB value is 189, 198, 208: 189 red, 198 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC6D0?

The complementary color is #D0C7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC6D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC6D0 color

#BDC6D0 rgb(189, 198, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC6D0 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 77.6% green and 81.6% blue (189, 198, 208).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 17% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud (#BAC3CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#BDC6D0 color codes

HEX	`#BDC6D0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 198, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 77.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 17%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.48, -1.13, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.48, 6.15, 259.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.563, 55.76, 67.656)`
Decimal	`12437200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC6D0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDC6D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC6D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDC6D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc6d0; }
.text { color: #bdc6d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc6d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 198 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc6d0, #bebdd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC6D0?: #BDC6D0 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC6D0?: The RGB value is 189, 198, 208: 189 red, 198 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC6D0?: The complementary color is #D0C7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC6D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.